Red Currant Margarita with Ginger Sugar Rim

You are going to love the sweet tart qualities in this fresh red currant margarita recipe. Course ginger sugar on the rim brings out the best of this drink’s flavors.

Red Currants and Fun Facts

I feel like I scored at our local produce market this week. They had both red and white currants for only $4 a pint. I almost never see fresh red currants, so I quickly grabbed a box of each color. The color of these tart berries is so pretty, I decided to make a fun happy hour cocktail with them.

Red currants are primarily ripe in the summer, as most berries are. They come in Red, white, and black varieties.

These berries are tart!

Currants are considered super-fruits and they have many nutritional benefits including Vitamins C, K, Magnesium, and Potassium. They are also high in antioxidants.

Did you know red currant is in many facial masks because they are considered to firm up your skin?

Now that you know so much more about this berry, let’s talk about margaritas! My thought for this craft cocktail was to combine margarita flavors with the tart berries, and to add a little sweet orange juice to counteract the tartness.

The ginger sugar that I used on the rim adds the finishing touches and really compliments the margarita flavors.

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we grow a lot of different currant types in europe at my parents home. It’s kind of an unofficial regional fruit in the Austrian alps. ^.^ I wonder if I could try this with red currant syrup too as the fresh red currant season is long over.

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